Surface Area


 

What Is Surface Area?

Surface area is the TOTAL amount of area on all surfaces

 

How Do We Measure Surface Area?

We measure surface area in the same way that we measure area,
that is to say, in square units
Examples: square centimetres, square metres, square miles

 

Surface Area Of A Prism By Drawing The Net

 

Surface Area Of A Cube

 

Surface Area Of A Cuboid
Also Known As A Rectangular Prism

 

Surface Area Of A Triangular Right Prism

 

Surface Area Of A Pentagonal Right Prism

 

Surface Area Of A Hexagonal Right Prism

 

Surface Area Of A Cylinder

 

Surface Area Of A Pyramid

 

Surface Area Of A Sphere

 

Surface Area Of A Cone

Surface Area Of A Cone
When Given The Slant Height

Surface Area Of A Cone
When NOT Given The Slant Height

 

Surface Area Of A Composite Shape

 


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